Schools will be closing 1 hour early today, Tuesday, March 3.
All CCPS- sponsored after-school activities will be canceled for this evening.
Non CCPS sponsored activities in our school facilities are also canceled.

Carroll County Public Schools | Maryland

Important Announcements:

Schools will be closing 1 hour early today, Tuesday, March 3.
All CCPS- sponsored after-school activities will be canceled for this evening.
Non CCPS sponsored activities in our school facilities are also canceled.

Rita Board Dowd Award for Outstanding Carroll County School Administrators

The Cranberry Station Elementary School Diversity Club won the statewide “Together We’re Better” competition for their video on bullying. The students were recognized at an awards ceremony hosted by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Coalition on Friday, February 19, 2015, at the State House in Annapolis. Read more.

CCPS Celebrates Youth Art MonthCarroll County Public Schools will be holding two art exhibits in celebration of Youth Art Month in March. Read more.

Manchester Valley Student Receives Yes I Can Award

Atti Miller, a junior at Manchester Valley High School, has won the Yes I Can Award presented by the Council for Exceptional Children. Read more.

Pictured: Atti is a kicker on the Manchester Valley varsity football team.

Carroll County Student Government Association Meets with Carroll County Legislators

Sykesville Middle School was recognized with an award for its outstanding achievement compared to other schools in the nation that participated in the FBI’s Safe Online Surfing (SOS) program. The program is designed to help schools teach cyber safety. This is a video from the award presentation and interviews about the program.

Matthew Saxton, Student Representative on the Board of Education of Carroll County, has been selected as one of the two final candidates for the position of Student Member of the Maryland State Board of Education for 2015-2016. Saxton is a junior at Century High School. Read more.

CCPS Students and Staff to Receive Free Microsoft Office Software and Unlimited Storage

More than 25,000 Carroll County Public Schools students will have access to free online Microsoft Office applications, unlimited online storage, and free downloadable Microsoft Office software thanks to membership in MEEC (Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium) and an existing partnership with Microsoft. The school system is taking advantage of the new Microsoft Office 365 program that will provide every student and employee with access at no charge. Read more.

Preliminary FY16 Operating Budget

The Board of Education of Carroll County approved its Prelminary FY16 Operating Budget at the February 11th Board of Education meeting.